Real Madrid's Rodrygo, bottom, Granada's Dimitri Foulquier, left, and Granada's Yan Eteki, right, vie for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Granada at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy, vies for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Casemiro, second left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Atletico Madrid's Thomas Lemar, left, tries a shot during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Jan Oblak fails to stop a ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal celebrates a goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Atletico Madrid's Koke, right, heads for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain
Atletico Madrid's Thomas Lemar, center, vies for the ball with Real Madrid's Rodrygo, left, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois kicks the ball during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Moenchengladbach's Florian Neuhaus, center, fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Rodrygo, right, and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Moenchengladbach's Marcus Thuram, right, fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Sergio Arribas Calvo during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric reacts during the Champions League, Group B, soccer match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Real Madrid's Isco, left, and Shakhtar's Manor Solomon challenge for the ball during the Champions League, Group B, soccer match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Alaves' Joselu, left, duels for the balls with Real Madrid's Toni Kroos during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Alaves at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Mariano Diaz, left, blocks Alaves' Victor Laguardia during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Alaves at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic holds the ball after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, foreground, and Inter Milan's Roberto Gagliardini fight for the ball during the Champions League group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Barcelona's Sergio Busquets fights for the ball against Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos kicks a penalty scoring his side's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi fights for the ball against Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos scores his side's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Shakhtar's Manor Solomon celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois dives but fails to save the Real Madrid's Raphael Varane's an own goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Shakhtar's Tete controls the ball in the air ahead of Real Madrid's Marcelo during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Shakhtar's Tete, left, and Real Madrid's Eder Militao challenge for the ball during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Isco, front, and Cadiz's Juan Cala fight for possession during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, right, and Cadiz's Alex Fernandez fight for possession during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema in action by Cadiz's Carlos Akapo during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Eder Militao, center, gets yellow cardduring the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Raphael Varane, right, and Cadiz's Anthony Lozano jump for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Marcelo, front, and Cadiz's Filip Malbasic fight for possession during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Cadiz at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saves a ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain.
Real Madrid's Eden Hazard scratches his head during the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.
Real Madrid's Eden Hazard falls after a tackle by Manchester City's Rodrigo during the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema takes a shot at goal during the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester, England.
Manchester City's David Silva, centre left, talks to Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez, right, following his last game for Manchester City, after the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric shoots the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Villareal at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane, talks to his players prior to the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Mallorca's Antonio Raillo, left, heads for the ball with Real Madrid's Gareth Bale during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Mallorca at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Raphael Varane, center left, and Barcelona's Gerard Pique, center right, jump for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates as he runs past Barcelona's Lionel Messi during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, right, runs past Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Valladolid and Real Madrid at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Casemiro, right, scores his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, second left, is shown a yellow card during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simone, right, stands with Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane during the trophy photo call at King Abdullah stadium, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia ahead of their Spanish Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Spanish Super Cup semifinal soccer match between Real Madrid and Valencia at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale prepares to shoot during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Getafe and Real Madrid at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain.
Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane calls out to his players during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Toni Kroos falls on top of Barcelona's Arturo Vidal, right, as Barcelona's Gerard Pique escapes with the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, vies for the ball with Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, left, and Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Thousands of Catalan separatists are planning to protest around and inside Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium during Wednesday's "Clasico".
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, center, jubilates after scoring his sides third goal during the Champions League group A soccer match between Brugge and Real Madrid at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges, Belgium.
Real Madrid's Federico Valverde, second left, duels for the ball against Espanyol's Marc Roca during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and RCD Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior poses during the Golden Ball award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Real Madrid's Lucas Modric poses during the Golden Ball award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates his goal with teammate Toni Kroos after scoring during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Alaves at Mendizorroza stadium, in Vitoria, northern Spain.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Champions League soccer match Group A between Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric is fouled by Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, center, gestures after the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid won the match 3-1.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale reacts after a missed chance during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain.
Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane, center, talks to Real Madrid's Karim Benzema after he scored his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain.
Real Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane attends a media conference at Stade des Princes stadium in Paris. Real Madrid will play PSG in a Champions League match on Wednesday Sept. 18.
Tottenham forward Harry Kane scores his side's opening goal against Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas during the friendly soccer Audi Cup match between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany.
Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez makes a speech in front of an artist's image of the proposed new Santiago Bernabeu stadium during a presentation to remodel the stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Swatted aside by rivals Barca in two El Classicos, and kicked out from the Champions League by Ajax, a whimpering Real Madrid—their rhythm hitting serious notes of the blues, had to sack manager Santiago Soleri. Enter Zinedine Zidane, the magic man who delivered nine trophies before resigning last May. Can Zizou do it without Ronaldo? Let’s see.
Newly appointed Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane speaks during a press conference in Madrid.
Newly appointed Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, and Real Madrid President Florentino Perez attend a press conference in Madrid. Real Madrid picked one of its most successful coaches to try to end one of its worst crises. Zidane is returning to coach Real Madrid, the club he led to three straight Champions League titles.
Ajax players celebrate after the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Ajax won 4-1.
Real midfielder Luka Modric, left, tries to stop Ajax's Dusan Tadic during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco gives a yellow card to Real defender Sergio Ramos, center, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
Real forward Lucas Vazquez, background, is tackled by Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic during the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez celebrates after Real defender Raphael Varane scores an own goal during the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Barcelona forward Malcom, top, duels for the ball with Real defender Sergio Ramos during the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Real Madrid's Benzema celebrates after scoring during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates after scoring during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, right, scores a penalty during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Leganes at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Newly signed Real Madrid soccer player Brahim Diaz, holds his new jersey next to Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid has signed Brahim Diaz from Manchester City after the 19-year-old winger failed to get enough first-team opportunities at the Premier League champions. Madrid announced the arrival of Diaz on Sunday, saying he signed a contract until 2025.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, left, and Sergio Ramos, right, react after Villareal scored their second goal of the gam during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain.
Real Madrid players pose with the trophy after winning the Club World Cup final soccer match between Real Madrid and Al Ain at Zayed Sport City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Real Madrid won 4-1.
Real Madrid's defender Sergio Ramos heads the ball during the Club World Cup final soccer match between Real Madrid and Al Ain at Zayed Sport City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, center, duels for the ball with SD Huesca's Chimy Avila, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and SD Huesca at El Alcoraz stadium, in Huesca, northern Spain.
Real Madrid players greet supporters at the end of the Champions League, Group G soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid at the Rome Olympic stadium.
Real midfielder Gareth Bale scores his side's opening goal during a Champions League, Group G soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid at the Rome Olympic stadium.
